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Irish data watchdog promises GDPR decisions into tech multinationals ‘this summer’

Posted on May 2, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Adrian Weckler reports:

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner says that the first batch of major investigations by her office under GDPR into companies like Facebook and LinkedIn will “conclude over the summer of 2019”.

Speaking to the US Senate, Helen Dixon said that there are currently 51 “large scale”  investigations underway.

“17 relate to the large tech platforms and span the services of Apple, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram,” she said.

Read more on The Independent.

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